Kabayel vs Whyte - who the real body snatcher?

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  1. Veys9

    Veys9 Let's go Champ! Full Member

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    I think prime for prime its a 50:50 fight and right now Kabayel would get the win, while there is a small chance Whyte could land his KO left hook.

    Whyte been too inconsistent after being cleared from the first PED story and then busted for the second. Kabayel just doing his homework correctly during the last years.
     
  2. Inglis_1

    Inglis_1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dillian Whyte is the wish version of Kabayel.
     
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    eat more offal Active Member banned Full Member

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    Whyte has had a lot better career than Kabayel but of course Kabayel has a few years left.

    Whyte is already out the door and at 33 Kabayel does not have long left. Kabayel is a plodder himself (he does not have the style he boxed Chisora with) and he would be obliterated by Itauma
     
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  4. Homericlegend03

    Homericlegend03 Member Full Member

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    I feel like Parker and Kabayel have gotten a tad overrated largely for beating up on guys who were old and/or had already exposed flaws.
     
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  5. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Hype Jobs will be hype jobs until proven so. Full Member

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    You really think Itauma would beat Kabayel? On what actual sense???

    Itauma has literally beaten journeymen, whereas Kabayel has beaten experienced and seasoned vets to contenders such as Chisora and Zhang, and lets not forget Kabayel has beaten hype jobs such as Makmudov and Sanchez.
     
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  6. Ice8Cold

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    A tough one if we're going off the 2018 version of Whyte.

    I'm barely going for Whyte just because he had beaten slightly better opposition than Kabayel did, and Whyte is also more versatile in the sense he is a solid outboxer, slugger and swarmer.
     
  7. Inglis_1

    Inglis_1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Whyte is a serial drug cheat and a lot of his wins were controversial and unconvincing.

    Kabayel has obliterated his opponents since the Saudis took over.

    Itauma? I'll make judgement when he steps up.
     
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    eat more offal Active Member banned Full Member

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    lol this is pro sport, mate. do you think joshua et al are fuelled solely by rice and beans?
     
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    eat more offal Active Member banned Full Member

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    it's called foresight, mate. Your posts are going to look stupid as **** in a few years time when Itauma is the top dog in the division.
     
  10. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Up to a point, yes.

    The difference is Parker's got depth to his resume - Kabayel has Zhang and Chisora then drops off a cliff.

    These guys are decent enough fighters but they're not really comparable - they're very different stylistically, but also very different in how well proven they are... That they're often treated as equivalent is overrating Kabayel in itself.
     
  11. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Fury is also a known drugs cheat... With plenty of controversial wins and ducks.

    But rightly no-one really disputes he was somewhere up there.


    Whyte has proven way, way more than Kabayel... But on the slide as he is, Kabayel would win if they fought now.
     
  12. MarkAntony202

    MarkAntony202 Member Full Member

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    Kabayel kinda popped out of nowhere for most of fans and he has some good wins but I’m inclined to agree.
     
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  13. MarkAntony202

    MarkAntony202 Member Full Member

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    Itauma has a higher ceiling but Kab has the experience at this point in their careers imo.
     
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  14. Kiwi Fish

    Kiwi Fish Active Member Full Member

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    Prime for prime I'd give this to Whyte, he has more experience and a mean left hook, no guarantees that Kabayel could get up from that and he is definitely open to it.

    Kabayel needs time to break down his opponents and wears them out to make them open for his offense. Whyte won't give him that time and has enough power to keep Kabayel cautious to engage until later in the fight, but even later in the fight Whyte will find home for his power punches.

    Kabayel could secretly have an iron chin though, in which case I'd give him the odds to win.
     
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  15. Homericlegend03

    Homericlegend03 Member Full Member

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    Yeah parker was wbo champ for a spell and beat andy ruiz for it, which is funny because ruiz would tko Joshua who koed Parker, goes to show boxing math is ****